Unit 5: Where are you from?

Part I: Listen and Learn

1. 

W# sh= Zh!nggu@ r6n.
I am a Chinese.
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W# sh= B7ij9ng r6n.
I am from Beijing.
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W# sh= c@ng Sh4ngh3i l2i de.
I came from Shanghai.
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T1 sh= M7igu@ r6n.
(S)He is an American.
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T1 sh= Georgia r6n.
(S)He is from Georgia.
¥L¡]¦o¡^¬OGeorgia¤H¡C

T1 sh= c@ng New York l2i de.
(S)He came from New York.
¥L¡]¦o¡^¬O±qNew York¨Óªº¡C

2.

A: Q-ngw8n, n- sh= bu sh= M7igu@ r6n?
A: May I ask, are you an American?
A:½Ð°Ý¡A§A¬O¤£¬O¬ü°ê¤H¡H

B: Sh=de. W# sh= M7igu@ r6n. W# sh= c@ng San Francisco l2i de.
B: Yes, I am an American. I came from San Francisco.
B:¬Oªº¡C§Ú¬O¬ü°ê¤H¡C§Ú¬O±qSan Francisco¨Óªº¡C
A: N- sh= Ji1 Zh!u r6n ma?
A: Are you from (the state of) California ?
A:§A¬O¥[¦{¤H¶Ü¡H

B: B^sh=, w# sh= B9n Zh!u r6n.
B: No, I am from Pennsylvania.
B:¤£¬O¡A§Ú¬O»«¦{¤H¡C

A: N- t4itai y7 sh= M7igu@ r6n ba?
A: Your wife is also an American, (I guess)?
A:§A¤Ó¤Ó¤]¬O¬ü°ê¤H§a¡H

B: B6sh=, t1 sh= F3gu@ r6n. T1 sh= B1l0 r6n.
B: No, she is a French. She is from Paris.
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3. 

A: Xi8 l3osh9, n-h3o.
A: Hello, Prof. Xie.
A:ÁÂ¦Ñ®v¡A§A¦n¡C

B: John, n-h3o.
B: Hello, John.
B:John,§A¦n¡C

A: Xi8 l3osh9, n- sh= n3l- r6n?
A: Prof. Xie, where are you from?
A:ÁÂ¦Ñ®v¡A§A¬O­þ¸Ì¤H¡H

B: W# sh= Sh4ngh3i r6n. W# sh= c@ng Sh4ngh3i l2i de.
B: I am from Shanghai. I came from Shanghai.
B:§Ú¬O¤W®ü¤H¡C§Ú¬O±q¤W®ü¨Óªº¡C

A: N- t4itai y7 sh= Sh4ngh3i r6n ba?
A: Is your wife also from Shanghai (I guess)?
A:§A¤Ó¤Ó¤]¬O¤W®ü¤H§a¡H

B: Sh=de. T1 y7 sh= Sh4ngh3i r6n. John, n- sh= n3l- r6n?
B: Yes, she is also from Shanghai. John, where are you from?
B:¬Oªº¡C¦o¤]¬O¤W®ü¤H¡CJohn,§A¬O­þ¸Ì¤H¡H
A: W# sh= Ji1 Zh!u r6n. W# sh= z4i Los Angeles ch%sh5ng de.
A: I am from California. I was born in Los Angeles.
A:§Ú¬O¥[¦{¤H¡C§Ú¬O¦bLos Angeles¥X¥Íªº¡C

A: Xi8 l3osh9, xi8xie n-.
A: Prof. Xie, thank you.
A:ÁÂ¦Ñ®v¡AÁÂÁÂ§A¡C

B: B^ k8qi.
B: You're welcome.
B:¤£«È®ð¡C

4. 

A: W2ng xi1nsheng sh= n3l- r6n?
A: Where is Mr. Wang from?
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B: T1 sh= N2nj9ng r6n.
B: He is from Nanjing.
B:¥L¬O«n¨Ê¤H¡C

A: T1 b4ba m1ma, xi!ng d= ji7 m8i d!u z4i Zh!nggu@ ma?
A: Are his parents and siblings all in China?
A:¥Lª¨ª¨¶ý¶ý¥S§Ì©j©f³£¦b¤¤°ê¶Ü¡H

B: T1 b4ba m1ma d!u z4i Zh!nggu@. T1 m6iy#u ji7jie m8imei, y7 m6iy#u g5ge, zh- 
     yo& y0ge d=di. T1 d=di sh= g!ngch6ngsh9, z4i Gu3ngzh!u g!ngzu$.
B: His parents are all in China. He does not have sisters, and he doesn’t have (elder) 
     brothers either. He has only one (younger) brother. His brother is an engineer, working 
     in Guangzhou.
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A: T1 bba zu$ sh6nme g!ngzu$?
A: What does his father do?
A:¥Lª¨ª¨§@¤°»ò¤u§@¡H
B: T1 tu=xi% le, zh* z4i N2nj9ng, t1 m1ma sh= l3osh9.
B:He retired and live in Nanjing. His mother is a teacher.
B:¥L°h¥ð¤F¡A¦í¦b«n¨Ê¡A¥L¶ý¶ý¬O¦Ñ®v¡C

A: W2ng xi1nsheng ji6h%n le m6iy#u?
A: Is Mr. Wang married?
A:¤ý¥ý¥Íµ²±B¤F¨S¦³¡H

B: Ji6h%n le, y#u y0ge 6rzi, y0ge n_6r.
B: Yes, he is married. He has a son and a daughter.
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Part II: Utterances and Notes

	'Zh!nggu@ r6n' means that a person's nationality is Chinese. 'Sh4ngh3i r6n' indicates where a person was born. 'C@ng Sh4ngh3i l2i de' tells us that the person came to this place from Shanghai.

	'sh= bu sh=' is another question form. This pattern is as same as 'sh= ...ma?' In general, we call this pattern 'V bu V' pattern. However, the verb 'y#u' (to have) has a different form: 'y#u m6iy#u', not 'y#u bu y#u'.

	'Ji1 Zh!u' is a short form for 'Ji1l=f^n0y4 Zh!u' -California State.

	'B9n Zh!u' is a short form for 'Pennsylvania'

	'ba' is a question marker too, but it carries the different meaning as in 'ma' sentence. 'ba' is a suggestive, something the speaker guesses or assumes.

	When 'n3l- r6n' is asked, it usually refers to which part of a country a person is from. This is similar to: 'z4i ... ch%sh5ng de (to be born in...)'.

	'xi!ng d= ji7 m8i' refers to all siblings one has. Note that 'xi!ng' is used instead of 'g5'. 'Xi!ng' also means elder brother, but it is never used independently.

Part III: New Sentence Modules

1. Where are you from? I am from... I came from...
N- 
N- t4itai
T1

sh= n3l- r6n?

W# 
W# t4itai
T1

Sh4ngh3i 
B7ij9ng
Ji1 Zh!u

r6n

sh=

N- sh= c@ng n2l- l2i de?

Zh!nggu@
M7igu@
F3gu@
Y9nggu@

W@ sh= c@ng

l2i de.

2. Where were you born? I was born in...
N- sh= z4i n3l- ch%sh5ng de?

Sh4ngh3i
B7ij9ng
Los Angeles
San Francisco
B9n Zh!u
Ji1 Zh!u

ch%sh5ng de.
W# sh= z4i

     

3. What job do you do? I am...
N- 
N- b4ba 
N- m1ma
N- t4itai
T1

zu$ sh6nme g!ngzu$?

W#
W# b4ba
W# m1ma
W# t4itai
T1

b* g!ngzu$
tu=xi% le
l3osh9
g!ngch6ngsh9
sh=

Part IV: Practice makes perfect

Answer the following questions based on your own situation. Please be sure to give real answers. 

N- sh= bu sh= Zh!nggu@ r6n?
N- sh= n3l- r6n?
N- sh= z4i n3l- ch%sh5ng de?
N- g5ge sh= z4i n3l- ch%sh5ng de?
N- zh* z4i n3l-?
N- ji6h%n le m6iyou?
N- y#u m6iyou xi!ng d= ji7 m8i?
T1(men) z4i n3l-?
T1(men) z3i n3l- g!ngzu#?
T1(men) zu$ sh6nme g!ngzu$?
N- y#u m6iyou p6ngyou?
T1 x=ng sh6nme? Ji4o sh6nme?
T1 sh= n3l- r6n? Sh= z4i n3l- ch%sh5ng de?
T1 zu$ sh6nme g!ngzu$?
T1 y#u m6iyou xi!ng d= ji7 m8i?

	If you need a word which you don't know how to say, please ask by saying: '... Zh!ngw6n z6nme shu!?' . For example: 'nurse' Zh!ngw6n z6nme shu!?' The answer would be:'nurse' Zh!ngw6n sh= 'h*shi'.

Now try to say something about yourself.

Please tell what your name is. What is your nationality?  Do you have siblings? Where were you born? Where were your siblings born? Do they work? Where? Are you married? If yes, do you have children? How many? etc. 

Can you ask me some questions regarding my family?